Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 216

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"No need. Once this movie wraps, he'll be signing with Ning Feng's studio." Fang Yi shook his head.

"God Ning's studio, huh? That's not bad." Cai Ya only knew that Du Qianze had acted in a movie for Ning Feng. She'd suspected something like that, but since she hadn't heard anything definite from Du Qianze's side, she wasn't sure.

"Come here, I want to tell you something." Cai Ya pulled Fang Yi aside to a quiet spot and asked in a low voice, "I heard from Sister Sui Yuan that Hua Ziyi's gone nuts, keeps screaming about the black cat coming back for revenge. Was that you?"

Since she was asking like that, it was clear she already had a guess. So Fang Yi just admitted it. "Yeah."

"Nice work." Cai Ya burst into a grin the second she heard it. "I was even planning to hire some trolls to flame him online again, didn't expect you to get ahead of me. Scumbags like that deserve to be dealt with like this."

After she finished, she patted Fang Yi on the shoulder and added, "Don't worry, your big sis here's got a tight mouth. I haven't even told Ting Shan, and Sister Sui Yuan didn't say a word to Director Li either. If you ever pull something like this again and need help, just call me. I'd be happy to help."

"Thanks." Fang Yi was caught off guard—he hadn't expected Cai Ya to be so willing to help.

"I should be the one thanking you. You've done so much for those little animals, you really deserve it. In a few days, I'll ask Sister Sui Yuan out too, and treat you and Qianze to a meal." Cai Ya said it and ran off before Fang Yi could even respond.

Naima had been cooped up too long and went nuts in the park, sprinting around everywhere. Fang Yi had already finished his run, but Naima wasn't done yet. He kept tearing around the park for a while longer. Fang Yi didn't call him back and just waited in a pavilion for about ten minutes. Then Naima came running back—with a small dog trailing behind him. Its fur was all gone, tail rotting, and the wounds were still oozing pus.

"What the..." Fang Yi pulled out his gloves and called the little dog over to check it. Turned out it was a pet dog, a pretty high-breed one at that, looked about two or three years old. Judging from the condition it was in, it had probably been wandering outside for over half a year. Breeds like this usually had weak digestive systems, and all its illnesses were probably caused by eating garbage while out there.

"You're incredible," Fang Yi said softly, patting the little dog's head. For a house pet like this to survive on the streets for half a year—this little thing had to be really tough.

The dog let out a soft whimper in Fang Yi's arms—it sounded a bit spoiled, but mostly just heartbroken.

"Let's go home." Fang Yi quickly wrapped up the dog's tail and carried it back to the shop. After checking it over, it was just like he thought—it had eaten too much random stuff, which caused the skin condition. And the tail injury had gotten infected from not being treated in time.

"How is it?" Du Qianze had noticed the little dog too. He didn't see the wounds right away—what caught his attention was the dog's eyes. There was so much sadness and low self-esteem in them that it made Du Qianze's heart ache.

"It's not too serious. With some care, it'll recover."

"Come upstairs for lunch. I made you some porridge," Du Qianze said, calling Fang Yi up after seeing he had a moment to breathe.

"Okay." Fang Yi followed him upstairs.

Du Qianze had come back just to see Fang Yi. He only stayed at home for two days before heading out again. When he left, Fang Yi felt a bit reluctant. When Du Qianze was home, the place felt more like home, somehow.

Xiao Yuan was also a bit sad to see him go. While Du Qianze was home, he'd play with Xiao Yuan every day and help scratch the animals in the backyard. It had been a fun few days for him.

"Dad, when is Daddy Du coming back?" Xiao Yuan tugged on Fang Yi's hand and asked.

"In a little while," Fang Yi replied, feeling a twinge of guilt. He and Du Qianze had both been gone so long and left Xiao Yuan alone—he hadn't been a very responsible father.

"Xiao Yuan, want to go shopping with Dad? What do you want?" Fang Yi picked him up and asked.

"Can I get a set of clothes?" Xiao Yuan thought for a long while before finally asking.

"Sure, what kind of clothes do you want?" Usually Fang Yue picked out Xiao Yuan's clothes—Fang Yi wasn't great with that stuff.

"I want clothes for Xiao Mao to wear. It doesn't have fur, and it's sad," Xiao Yuan said seriously.

"Alright, I'll take you to find some clothes that Xiao Mao can wear." Fang Yi held Xiao Yuan in his arms at the shop and picked out a red outfit for the puppy. Once Xiao Mao put it on, it really did look a lot better.

"Xiao Mao, don't be sad. Your fur will grow back soon." Xiao Yuan squatted next to Xiao Mao and gently comforted it. But Xiao Mao didn't really react to his words—it just lay quietly in the cage.

"Dad, why is Xiao Mao still unhappy?" Xiao Yuan tugged on Fang Yi's hand and asked.

"Xiao Mao probably missing its owner." Fang Yi had raised animals for years, and he could read dog emotions pretty well. Xiao Mao was insecure because it had no fur—it felt ugly, which made it shy and withdrawn around people. But the sadness—that was definitely about its owner.

Dogs like Xiao Mao were bred to be beautiful and were usually very loved. Fang Yi didn't know why it would end up as a stray, but if Xiao Mao just gotten lost, it wouldn't be this heartbroken. Based on his experience, Xiao Mao had most likely been abandoned. That kind of heartbreak ran deep.

"Xiao Mao, don't be sad. I'll be your owner from now on." Xiao Yuan squatted down to comfort it for a while, then stood up and said to Fang Yi, "Dad, I want to be like you when I grow up. I'll open a big pet shop too, so all the animals can live together."

"Good boy." Hearing that made Fang Yi feel proud. He hoped Xiao Yuan would always keep that same kind of heart.

Xiao Mao stayed in the shop for a whole month, and its fur gradually started growing back. But it was still unhappy. Fang Yi brought it into the backyard to let it play with the other animals, but it always quietly walked away. Naima would talk to it every day and try to comfort it, but it didn't help much—it stayed depressed.

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